Resilience in East African Landscapes

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Videos on Paleoenvironmental Research Methods

Lecture by Prof. John Smol, PEARL, Queen’s University, Canada.

Overviews of Paleoenvironmental Research

This SIL Video introduction to paleolimnology provides a summary overview of Gregory-Eaves, I. and Smol, J.P. 2024. Paleolimnology: Approaches and applications. In: Jones, I. and Smol, J.P. (eds) Wetzel’s Limnology – Lake and River Ecosystems. Elsevier, Oxford, U.K. It includes contributions by Dr. Irene Gregory-Eaves and Dr. John Smol about paleolimnological sampling, applications to Arctic climate change and the power of paleo-DNA analysis.

Watch additional Wetzel’s Limnology SIL videos

Neotoma Paleoecology Database channel

Neotoma devia

DescriptionThe official channel for the Neotoma Paleoecology Database and its associated products. Neotoma is a collaborative database effort among a consortium of PIs and institutions around the world. Neotoma provides an underlying cyberinfrastructure that enables the development of common software tools for data ingest, discovery, display, analysis, and distribution, while giving domain scientists control over critical taxonomic and other data quality issues. Neotoma covers the Pliocene-Quaternary part of the geologic record, the time during which humans evolved and during which modern ecosystems developed. The Neotoma Paleoecology Database is supported through grants from the National Sciences Foundation.Links

Neotoma Paleoecology Database neotomadb.org

Neotoma Workshops neotomadb.github.io

Neotoma YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/@neotomadevia7

Using Neotoma Explorer to search for all sites with spruce pollen during the time period from 15 – 12,000 years before present.

Ecology of Western Canada

Educational videos: https://basinclimatesource.ca/climate-science

Documentaries

26.10.2024 TVO2 All too clear a documentary on the ecosystems of the Great Lake, Canada.

Project partners

British Institute in Eastern Africa, London, UK, and Nairobi, Kenya

Sediment core collection

PALEODUL II and Paleos Research, UGR Grenada, Spain.
Sediment core collection in Sierra Nevada Mountains, Spain.
Overview of sediment-based analyses for studying environmental changes.

LACCORE

What are smear slides and how are they useful in marine science? This video takes you through the step-by-step process of preparing a smear slide to determine the composition of deep-sea sediments. A small sample is collected and diluted on a glass slide, and then fixed using a special adhesive and UV lamp, to make it easier to look at the constituents of the sediment. Then, using a petrographic microscope, scientists can tease apart the various components, from microfossils to minerals, helping to make key interpretations while still at sea.  http://www.usoceandiscovery.org http://www.iodp.org/ Production by ScienceMedia.nl

Neotoma Outreach Resources

Outreach and Community Engagement Resources Inventory

Neotoma Radiocarbon Series 2025

Dear Community,

We are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the Radiocarbon Series, organized by the Neotoma’s Outreach and Community Engagement team. This series brought together experts to explore the critical intersections of chronology, radiocarbon calibration, and paleoenvironmental reconstruction.

We want to extend our deepest gratitude to all the presenters who shared their time and expertise. Your contributions provided invaluable insights into the complexities of radiocarbon dating and its role in building robust chronologies as well as tutorials to learn how to use Oxcal and Bchron.

For those who were unable to attend the live sessions, or for anyone who wishes to revisit a specific topic, all recordings are now available. We invite you to explore the full series on the Neotoma YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@neotomadevia7/).

The success of these initiatives depends on the active participation of our global community. Thank you for making this series a success, and we look forward to seeing how these discussions influence your future research.

Best regards,

Alejandra Iboya (on behalf of the organizers)–
Neotoma Paleoecology Database, www.neotomadb.org

African Soil Information Service

https://vimeo.com/41110132
AFSIS overview. See the channel!

Site information

REAL is a Marie Curie Actions InnovativeTraining Network (ITN), funded by the European Commission under the Seventh Framework Programme.

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Coordinating partner

Prof. Paul Lane
Department of Archaeology and Ancient History,
Uppsala University, and
Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge

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